Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: People Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary, Nizamuddin Bhat has said that the party is making all out efforts to mitigate the sufferings of people and see that all issues, political, economic and social, are resolved as per their aspirations.
Addressing a workers convention at Bandipore today, Bhat said that PDP-led Coalition Government is running under a defined agenda envisaged in the Agenda of Alliance and there is no deviation from the defined course which is duly endorsed by the Union Government and the alliance partner BJP’s high command.
Bhat said there are issues with legal and political implications and opposition parties like National Conference and Congress should have owned responsibility for having passed the baggage to us. But ironically these parties put up a brazen face in denying to be apologetic. “ They were part of lurking problems and are welcome to be part of solution provided they put their own record straight,” Bhat said, PDP ever since its inception has been grappling with problems which were never its creation.
He assured the workers that the party leadership is steadfast in following conviction than convenience and bears a track record of not being expedient. Bhat pointed out, even the alliance with BJP has been entered upon after full exercise and explanation to the people about the agreed contours, which he said took into account the interests of the State and its people. There is no deviation from this, he asserted.
Bhat made an appeal for peace so that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti gets a chance to accomplish her people-friendly agenda of resolving the ticklish issues with the support of Union Government and a favourable public opinion at National and sub-continental level. Bhat said that PDP is facing challenges of a very serious magnitude and the party cadre and leadership has remained under stress, which reflected on its performance in the Government. Bhat said about Rs 19 crores for development of Srinagar –Bandipore road were virtually wasted and swindled and the road hangs in dilapidation.